Loom-temple.



PATENTED NOV. 22, 1904.

A. MEUNIER.

LOOM TEMPLE.

APPLICATION FILED 00117, 1903.

N0 MODEL.

WITNESS 5.- WW 4 M M UNITED STATES Patented November 22, 1904.

PATENT OFFICE. I

LOOM-TEIVIPLE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 775,775, dated November22, 1904.

Application filed October 17,1903. Serial No. 177,414. (No model.)

To a whom, it may concern:

Be it known that I, ALFRED MEUNIER, a citizen of the United States,residing at Taunton, in the county of Bristol and State ofMassachusetts, hav e invented certain new and useful Improvements inLoom-Temples, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to loom-temples, and has for its object toprovide a simplified and practical construction for performing the usualfunctions of a loom-temple with a minimum wear of parts and withoutinjury to the edge of the fabric engaged by the fabric-holding means orrolls.

To this end the invention contemplates a construction embodying aminimum number of parts which can be readily assembled an separated.

Furthermore, the object is to improve the. spring-mounting for thesliding temple-bar, so as to more efi'ectively position the spring,whileat the same time guard against the throwing of oil on the fabric.

The invention also has in view an improvement in the fabric-holdingrolls whereby a firm grip will be secured, while at the same time thepossibility of damage, such as' is usually occasioned by theordinarybur-rolls, is entirely obviated.

In connection withthe arrangement of the various parts of the temple theinvention contemplates a novel buffer-finger attachment of an adjustableform and so positioned as to receive the stroke of the lay in directline with the sliding temple-bar, whereby the wear of parts incident tothe said stroke is reduced to a minimum.

With these and many other objects in view, which will more readilyappear as the nature of the invention is better understood, the sameconsists in the novel construction, combination, and arrangement ofparts, which will be hereinafter more fully described, illustrated, andclaimed.

The essential features of the invention involved in the carrying out ofthe objects above indicated are necessarily susceptible to structuralmodification without departing from the scope of the invention; but apreferred embodiment of the improvements is shown of the accompanyingdrawings, in which- Figure 1 is a plan view of the loom-temple embodiedin the present invention and shown applied to an ordinary woodenbreast-beam. Fig. 2 is a sectional view on the line 2 2 of Fig. 1,showing a temple applied to an angleiron breast-beam. Fig. 3 is aperspective view of the temple, showing the cover-plate removed toexpose the spring-mounting and spring-housing.

Like reference-numerals designate corresponding parts in the severalfigures in the drawings.

In carrying out the invention the same is confined particularly to thattype of roll-temples wherein the temple-bar has associated therewith anactuating-spring to provide, in connection with the contact or thestroke of the lay, a sliding or reciprocating movement for the bar.

As shown in the drawings, the temple-bar is designated by the numeral 1and essentially consists of a substantially straight bar throughout,which is provided at its active end with a dipped portion 2, which maybe properly termed the roll-carrier, for supporting the series ofhoriZontally-alined laterally-projecting fabric-holding rolls 3, each ofwhich is loosely journaled on a stationary supporting-axle 4:, securedfast at its inner end to one side of the temple-bar and provided at itsouter end with a retaining-head 5 for maintaining the rollthereon inposition.

A distinct feature of the present invention resideslin the employment ofa plurality of horizontal rolls 3 in parallel side-by-side relation,there being in the series three or more of such rolls to provideextended grippingsurface for firmly gripping or holding the edge of thefabric, which is threaded through the series of rolls by being passedalternately over and under the adjacent rolls, as is plainly shown inFig. 2 of the drawings. Also an important partof the invention residesin providing each of the rolls'with a roughened gripping-surfaceprovided by a coating or cover of any rough substancesuch as emery,crushed stone, or the like emd there is a tapering interval between theadjacent rolls to insure sufficient freedom for the frictionallygrippedfabric and also to facilitate the insertion between and disengagementfrom the rolls. This roughened gripping-surface for the individualfabric-holding rolls is entirely different from the ordinary burred rollcommonly employed in loom-temples, and consisting of rolls havingneedle-points or burs projecting therefrom. These burs or points in theordinary temples stick through the fabric, and if the latter is lightthe longitudinal threads are displaced. Furthermore, in thisconstruction if the burs or points become bent, as they frequently do,the same pick up the cross-thread, and when the filling is nearly runout there is always more friction prod need by these burs orneedle-points, with the consequence of causing more drag on the selvage.When this drag occurs, if the bur or needlepoint happens to grip thefabric too firmly the filling breaks near the selvage and produces ahole. Many other objections, such as the leaving of marks, &c., exist tothe use of the ordinary bur-rolls, whereas the present inventionobviates these objections.

The supported end of the temple-bar 1 has a sliding movementlongitudinally in the open slideway 6 of the guide-box 7. This guidebox7 is of a U shape in cross-section and is provided with an open top,which is designed to be covered by the adjustable cover-plate 8,extending the full length of the box and provided at the longitudinaledges thereof with the short pendent retaining-flanges 9, overlappingthe sides of the guide box 7 and serving to prevent lateral displacementof the said cover-plate. .The said coverplate is firmly yet detachablyheld over the open top of the guide-box through the medium of afastening-bolt 10, the head of which is adjustably engaged in alongitudinally-disposed slot 11, provided in the base of the box 7. Atits fastened end the adjustable cover-plate is further provided with anintegral abutmentblock 12, projecting into the housing-slot 13, formedlongitudinally in the sliding templebar 1. This housing-slotaccommodates therein an actuating-spring 14, one end of which bearsagainst one end of the slot and the other end of which has a bearingupon the stationary abutment-block 12.

The guide-box 7 constitutes a part of what may be properly termed aholder-bracket 16 for the temple bar, and which holderbracket comprisesthe said box 7 and the longitudinal slotted attaching-plate 17,projecting integrally and laterally from the box.

The longitudinal slotted attaching-plate 17 is adapted to be adjustablyfastened upon the breast-beam B of the loom through the medium of asecuring-bolt or equivalent device 18. I/Vhere the temple is applied toa Wooden beam,

as shown in Fig. 1, a metallic wear-plate 19 is secured upon the surfaceof the beam to take up the wear incident to the mounting of the temple;but this plate is not necessary where an iron beam is used in the loom,as shown in Fig. 2.

At an intermediate point the sliding templebar 1 is provided with alongitudinally-disposed slot 20, which adjustably receives thefastening-bolt 21 for the pendent buffer-finger 22, having asupporting-flange 23 at its upper end for the reception of the bolt 21.The buffer-finger 22 is designed to receive the blow of the lay; but byreason of lying wholly within the plane of the temple-bar the stroke ofthe lay is received in direct line with the bar, thus reducing the wearand friction of parts to a minimum.

Various changes in the form, proportion, and minor details ofconstruction may be resorted to without departing from the spirit of theinvention or sacrificing any of the advantages thereof.

Having thus described the invention, What is claimed, and desired to besecured by Letters Patent, is

1. In a loom-temple, a holder having a guidebox, a sliding temple-barworking in the box and provided at one end with a series oflaterally-projecting stationary supporting-axles arranged in the samehorizontal plane, burless fabric-holding rolls loosely journaled on saidaxles and provided with roughened peripheral gripping-surfaces, saidrolls being closely arranged side by side with tapering intervalstherebetween, and an actuating-spring arranged within the box andengaging the temple-bar.

2. In a loom-temple, a holder-bracket designed to be attached to thebreast-beam and having an open guide-box, a sliding templebar carryingfabric-holding rolls and provided with a spring-housing slot, anactuating-spring arranged in the slot of the temple-bar, and adetachable cover-plate for the guide-box.

3. In a loom-temple,the holder-bracket having an open guide-box and aslotted attachingplate projecting laterally from the box, a slidingtemple-bar workingin the box and carrying fabric-holding rolls, said barbeing provided with a longitudinally-disposed housingslot, a springarranged in said slot, and a detachable cover-plate fitted over the openside of the guide-box and having a bolt connection with the basethereof, said cover-plate being provided with a rigid abutment-blockengaged by one end of the spring.

In testimony whereof I aflixmy signature in presence of two witnesses.

ALFRED MEUNIER.

Witnesses:

CHARLES F. LAFRANOE, ALPHONSE MEUNIER.

